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HOw does this work on a Philly VS San Fran Philly loses
on a Boston Vs. San Fran, San fran wins
Yet both Boston and Philly beat San Francisco in this pole??
You got killed on the last one, so you found one where Philly had some votes....
I voted for SF for all the reasons and data that proved out SF over Philly in the other thread, but the truth is LA is the only mega city on that list. And I dont care about anyones definition of what is urban. Also, anyone who spouts off about LA being the definition of sprawl hasnt been paying attention to the development patterns and trends in LA over the past 30 years.
HOw does this work on a Philly VS San Fran Philly loses
on a Boston Vs. San Fran, San fran wins
Yet both Boston and Philly beat San Francisco in this pole??
Yes, I am saying this (odd you would point this out given you too rated LA above DC).
To me Downtown DC (just Downtown), is rather pretty blah. Just businesses and goverment offices. I understand they've tried to make it more of an entertainment destination lately, but DC has far more notable neighborhoods surrounding Downtown than Downtown itself.
LA on the other hand has seen a vast improvement in it's Downtown in the last few years. Most notably with LA Live which was quite impressive.
LA has always had a fantastic downtown, one that continues to improve. I'm talking about Grand Central Market, the library, Union Station, Bradbury building, the list goes on and on. I've enjoyed spending time there for more than 25 years, whether or not most people outside of L.A. know about it.
It's too bad that Chicago wasn't part of the poll, then we could have some real fun. Maybe Miami, too, as it's really dense but developed in a very automobile-oriented way.
I feel like adding Chicago to this would have made this thread explode. It was crazy enough as it is, we don't need Chicago, aka City Data Dynamite.
In terms of Miami, Miami Beach is a very urban area. However I feel the rest of the city is the same as most other Sun Belt cities in terms of urbanity. Yes it's dense, but it's all residential high-rise towers with garages in the base and everything is based around the auto (as you mentioned).
Miami Beach is different because it's both dense and hosts a considerable amount of residential, retail, clubs, bars, etc. Mass Transit is severely lacking though.
HOw does this work on a Philly VS San Fran Philly loses
on a Boston Vs. San Fran, San fran wins
Yet both Boston and Philly beat San Francisco in this pole??
Because the other thread doesn't have a poll, which was smart I guess of the OP of that thread.
Los Angeles is the 3rd largest Megacity in the developed world behind Tokyo and New York, and is larger than either London or Paris.
You're missing Seoul, which is larger than both New York and Los Angeles. Also Osaka/Kobe/Kyoto.
Are we counting Brasil and Mexico as developed? If so, then Mexico City and São Paulo would be larger too.
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